The California Senate passed legislation earlier this month to implement a single-payer health care system. The bill's passage was warmly received by progressives, but others have raised concerns about funding.

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon last week issued a statement saying he would not advance the bill and that it would remain in committee "until further notice." Rendon cited "financing" as a reason he would not pursue the bill.

The Center for Election Science strongly disputes the advisory opinion of the Maine Supreme Court regarding Question 5, the citizens’ initiative that established IRV (Instant Runoff Voting; also called RCV, Ranked Choice Voting) as Maine’s voting system.

We believe the following:

US Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced a bill that calls for radical changes to the way congressional elections are conducted.

It is called the Fair Representation Act, and it would revolutionize not only the way members of the House are elected, but also how congressional districts are drawn.

The "travel ban" is a clickbait phrase that's become a popular subject for the 24-hour news cycle. SCOTUS's decision to mostly reinstate President Trump's ban is certainly getting most of the attention, but there's another travel ban that should be making headlines -- but has largely gone unnoticed.

California has banned state-funded and state-sponsored travel to EIGHT states that it says has laws discriminating against LGBTQ groups.

The eight states are: Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Tennessee.

The fight against gerrymandering nationwide is taking a new turn. Courts are no longer just looking at discrimination based on race, sex, or class, but political discrimination and partisan motives to consolidate power and weaken the voice of voters outside the party in power.

The United States continues to fall short in fairly reflecting its diversity in elected offices. Our widespread use of a winner-take-all rule -- that is, one where the biggest group of voters can win 100% of representation -- presents a challenge to candidates who are not the preferred choice of a majority of voters.

The problem of under-representation is less acute in the U.S. House than statewide races, but is still significant.

A survey of attendees at the 2017 People’s Summit in Chicago -- conducted by members of Independent Voting’s national network -- probed:

Perhaps this is not a surprise to most, but the majority of Americans are over the Russia investigations.

The latest Harvard-Harris poll, shows the majority of voters (64%) believe the investigations are hurting the country. And get this, most voters (56%) want Congress and the media to move on to other issues.

According to the poll, Americans are clearly more concerned with healthcare, terrorism, the economy, and jobs.

A constitutional amendment to bring the voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative in full compliance with the Maine constitution failed to get the final two-thirds vote it needed in the Maine House Friday. The vote occurred a day after the House gave initial approval for the amendment.

Grabien published a video montage Friday of the Democratic lawmakers who are now calling on US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to step down or be replaced. In fact, 12 Democrats reportedly met to discuss a "coup" against Pelosi.